Free Immersive ORTF-3D Ambience Library

If you’ve been following our adventures for a while, you already know that every new microphone we bring into our lives becomes a chapter in this crazy journey of recording the world. But this one… this one is different.

After years of dreaming about it, saving for it, and going back and forth more times than we can count, we finally did it! We bought the Schoeps ORTF-3D microphone array.

Eight capsules. Three-dimensional sound. A whole new way of recording the world.

Free Immersive ORTF-3D Ambience Library

Why We’re Sharing This Now

We’re already back on the road again — traveling, recording, chasing cars, birds and trains and of course quiet moments.

So we put together a small bundle of free Schoeps ORTF-3D recordings — four short ambiences.

Included in the free Download

  • 4 immersive ambience recordings (approx. 1–2 min each)

  • 8-channel WAV format — L, R, Ls, Rs, Lh, Rh, LSh, RSh

  • 96 kHz / 32-bit float for maximum dynamic detail

  • Fully embedded UCS metadata for instant search and filtering

Equipment: Schoeps ORTF-3D, Cinela wind protection, Sound Devices MixPre-10 II

Download size: ~1.1 GB

Listening & Workflow

The recordings can be played back natively in full 3D surround using a DAW that supports multichannel routing and an 8-speaker monitoring setup.

No spatial rig? No problem — the tracks downmix beautifully to stereo, binaural, quad, 5.0, 5.1, and more, making them useful in virtually any production pipeline.

Perfect For

  • Spatial and immersive sound design

  • Film and television ambience beds

  • VR and game audio environments

  • Experimental music and multichannel installations

  • Anyone curious about real-world 3D audio capture

Creative Possibilities

Whether you keep the original 8-channel layout or reshape the material, ORTF-3D recordings adapt to multiple formats:

  • Native 3D 8-channel

  • 5.1 / 5.0 / 4.0 surround

  • Quad (L, R, Ls, Rs)

  • Binaural conversion for headphones

  • Stereo downmix or ORTF stereo extractions

  • Ambisonic conversion for VR using IEM/Harpex

⚠️ Copyright & Usage

These recordings are protected by copyright and may not be used for:

  • AI or machine learning model training

  • Dataset creation

  • Sound-library or virtual-instrument products

  • Resale or redistribution in any form

Use is intended for creative media projects — films, games, music, art, education, etc.

For any prohibited uses, written permission is required.

Download & Explore

This is only the beginning of our journey with the Schoeps ORTF-3D.

We hope these first recordings inspire you — and there’s much more immersive content on the way.